Peace and Freedom Party Campaign 2005

This is the campaign site for the California Peace and Freedom Party in
the 2005 elections. For information about the party's campaigns in last
year's elections, please visit P&F's
2004 campaign website.
For information about the party's campaigns in next year's elections,
please visit P&F's
2006 campaign website.

Proposition 73 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
2 page PDF):
"Termination of Minor's Pregnancy. Waiting Period and Parental Notification.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment." This measure would attack the privacy
rights and reproductive freedom of young women by requiring that their
parents be notified before minors could have an abortion. It would lead to
increases in teenage suicide, unwanted children and illegal abortions.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of NO on 73.
With our opposition, Proposition 73 failed by a statewide vote of
3,676,592 (47.2%) Yes to 4,109,430 (52.8%) No.

Proposition 74 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
1 page PDF):
"Public School Teachers. Waiting Period for Permanent Status. Dismissal.
Initiative Statute." This measure would increase to five years the length
of time new public school teachers must work to get a permanent job, and make
it easier for tenured teachers to be fired for union activity, sexual orientation
or failure to embrace the latest corporate fads in education.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of NO on 74.
With our opposition, Proposition 74 failed by a statewide vote of
3,516,071 (44.8%) Yes to 4,329,025 (55.2%) No.

Proposition 75 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
1 page PDF):
"Public Employee Union Dues. Required Employee Consent for Political
Contributions. Initiative Statute." This "paycheck deception act"
would make it harder for public employee unions to engage in political
activity by requiring workers to sign a new form every year before any of their union
dues could be spent on political activities.
With unions weakened, the way would be paved for more attacks on public services
like schools, transportation and health care.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of NO on 75.
With our opposition, Proposition 75 failed by a statewide vote of
3,644,006 (46.5%) Yes to 4,190,412 (53.5%) No.

Proposition 76 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
5 page PDF):
"School Funding. State Spending. Initiative Constitutional Amendment."
This measure would limit the amount of state spending, reduce the guaranteed funding
to schools, and give the governor the dictatorial power to make midyear cuts to
spending, including cutting employees' pay and social services, to balance the budget.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of NO on 76.
With our opposition, Proposition 76 failed by a statewide vote of
2,948,243 (37.6%) Yes to 4,877,735 (62.4%) No.

Proposition 77 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
3 page PDF):
"Reapportionment. Initiative Constitutional Amendment." This measure would
take the power to draw legislative districts away from the legislature and give it
to a panel of retired judges, subject to ratification by a vote of the people.
It would also force an immediate redistricting in addition to the ones that happen
every ten years after the census. Gerrymandering is a problem,
whether it's partisan gerrymandering to favor one capitalist party or bipartisan
gerrymandering to favor the incumbents of both capitalist parties,
but proportional representation of political parties by the votes they get,
not "independent redistricting", is the real solution.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of NO on 77.
With our opposition, Proposition 77 failed by a statewide vote of
3,130,541 (40.2%) Yes to 4,641,633 (59.8%) No.

Proposition 78 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
4 page PDF):
"Prescription Drugs. Discounts. Initiative Statute." This measure is
the big drug companies' phony alternative to the similar initiative sponsored
by labor and consumer groups.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of
NO on 78.
With our opposition, Proposition 78 failed by a statewide vote of
3,199,193 (41.5%) Yes to 4,508,873 (58.5%) No.

Proposition 79 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
4 page PDF):
"Prescription Drug Discounts. State-Negotiated Rebates. Initiative
Statute." This measure would make drug companies negotiate with the
state for a rebate to fund discounted drug prices to lower-income
Californians, and prohibit new Medi-Cal contracts for drugs not at the best
negotiated price (unless there is no therapeutic equivalent). The measure also
bans prescription drug profiteering. The real solution to drug costs, as well as
other health care costs, is a publicly-funded universal health-care program, but
this measure is a step forward which would actually save lives.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of
YES on 79.
Despite our support, Proposition 79 failed by a statewide vote
of 3,003,912 (39.3%) Yes to 4,625,132 (60.7%) No.

Proposition 80 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis and
arguments
are available as web pages, but the full text only as a
5 page PDF):
"Electric Service Providers. Regulation. Initiative Statute." This
measure would re-regulate the electrical utility industry, attempting to undo
the damage caused by the bipartisan electricity deregulation of the 1990s.
The best way to get affordable and sustainable electric power is from
publicly-owned electric utilities, but this measure is a step forward.
The Peace and Freedom Party recommended a vote of
YES on 80.
Despite our support, Proposition 80 failed by a statewide vote
of 2,580,536 (34.4%) Yes to 4,920,679 (65.6%) No.